Death, Grief, and Racism

Each one is painful, traumatic, and difficult to overcome

Photo credit: My brother Boris and me in June 2016

Seven years ago on this very day, my big brother Boris was in the intensive care unit at Zurich cantonal hospital fighting for his life. On this day we were still full of hope — me, his wife, their two very young children, my sisters, my younger brother, and my mum. The renowned cardiac surgeon who had p…